High-water mark
507.9428
career-best overall
94.1% of a perfect 540
Their best day on record: 507.9428 at Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) — 94.1% of a perfect 540.
- Backyard
- Aug 9, 2019
Crimson Hot Bucky Que
Crimson Hot Bucky Que is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 9th of 26 at the Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1513
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Aug 9, 2019
latest Jun 9, 2023 · 3.8 years on the trail
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.82 · weakest Chicken (169.14)
Road miles
56
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$5,100
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
339.97 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
507.94 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #224 (176 pts) | #287 (111 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1316 | 165.1544 | 169.14 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 166.8344 | 169.40 | top 33% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 170.8228 | 170.82 | top 31% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
More numbers
Opponents faced
46
finished ahead 33 times, behind 17
Longest layoff
3.8 yrs
Aug 9, 2019 → Jun 9, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20232 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1316 Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
20195 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score507.9428 Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score507.9428 Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2023 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 10 / 26 (339.9660) | 5 (173.1316) | 13 (166.8344) | — | — |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 9 / 26 (507.9428) | 21 (165.1544) | 4 (171.9656) | 8 (170.8228) | — |